Separable button



H. EDDY. SEPARABLE BUTTON. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2. I922.

65 U hm m m 3 a w L I O Q AT T DHNE Y I Patented Sept. 26, 1922.

ALBERT HENRYEDDY,QF1EDGEWOOD scrarroiv, nrronn rsmmn.

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Application filed Kay 2, 1922. Serial No. 557,834.

To all whom it may concern: 9 Be it known that I, ALBERT HENRY EDDY, acitizen of the United States-residing at Edgewood Station, in the countyof Providence and State of'Rhode Island, havein vented a new and usefulImprovement in Separable Buttons, ofwhich the following is aspecification. i I

In the usual construction of separable buttons, the parts areusuallyseparated by a direct pull apart andare secured, together byforcing the parts together on a line withthe axis of the parts. i

The object of my invention is to improve the construction of a separablebutton, whereby the parts are separated sidewise by sliding one part outof the other and secured together by sliding one part into the other.

A further object of my invention is to form a spring snap integral withone of the separable members, whereby when one of the members, is slidinto the other, it will snap into the other member and lock the memberstogether, against a direct pull apart of the members.

Another object of my invention is {to pivotally secure the heads to theposts or stems of the button members, thereby a1- lowing the heads toswing on the button posts and making the buttons particularly adaptableto soft cuffs.

Another object of my invention is to producesuch a separable button inwhich the hollow posts or shanks are practically smooth and continuousand in which there is no sidewise projecting members or p'rotuberancesto interfere with the button holes of the cufis.

My invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of aseparable button, said separable button having details of con struction,as will be more. fully set forth hereinafter, and claimed.

Figure 1 is an edge view of my improved separable button in the closedosition and showing one of the members in a partly separated position,in broken lines.

Figure 2 is an inner face view of the spring button member having-thespring means for holding the other button member.

Figure 3 is a face view similar to Figure 2 of the inner fasteningbutton member showing the rigid means which is slidably secured in thespring means of the spring button member. p l

l Figure tis aside View ofthe separable button, 1n the closed position.

F igure 5 1s a1transversesectional .view

taken on line 5, 5 of Figure 1, through the button looking intheldire'c'tion of the arrow A. and a FigureG is a central longitudinalsectional view through the button' taken on line 6, 6

heads in full, p

' Figures 11,2, 3,4 and:5'."a'r'e enlarged and Figure 6'is greatlyenlarged; 3 In the drawing 7 indicates the spring'button member and 8the inner fastening button member of my improved separable button. Eachmember 7 and 8 has a hollow ovalpost 9 in the end of. which is a slot 10exof Figure 1 and'sho'wi ng the pivoted button tending in the directionof the longer axis of the oval post. In each slot 10 is a lug 11 on theback of a button head 12. The lug 11 is pivotally secured in the slot 10by a pivot pin 13,, through the post 9 and lug 11, as shown in Figure 6.The inner end of the post 9 of the spring member 7 is formed into a fiatcircular end 14 having an inwardly turned over lip 15. in the form of acrescent, as shown in Figure 2. In the sides of the post at each end ofthe crescent is out two slits 16, 16 each slit 16 extending at an anglefrom a small. hole 17 to the ends of the lip 15, as shown in Figurethereby forming the ends of the lip 15 into curved spring arms 18, 18having ends 19, 19

which extend beyond the longitudinal axis formed by the turned over lip15 on the spring member 7.

The button members 7 and 8 are fastened together by sliding the end'20of the member 8 over the end 14 of the member 7 and forcing the circularlip 21 by the spring arms 18, 18 of the member 7' and into the crescentshaped groove under the crescent shaped lip 15 of the member 7. Thisfirst forces the spring. arms 18, 18 apart which then snap or closesaround the edge of the circular lip 21, thereby fastening the memberstogether, in one operation. The members of the button are separated by areversal of this operation. I

When in use in the button holes of a soft cuff, the heads of the buttonwill pivot on the button posts, thereby allowing the button heads toconform to the shape of the cuffs.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new:

1. A separable button having laterally separable posts, one post havingan int-val dly turned over crescent shaped lip and spring arms formedintegral With the post, the" other post having a circular lip adapted tobe forced by the spring arms and under the crescentshaped lip on thefirst mentioned post and a button head pivotally secured to each postwhereby the separablemembers of the button are locked together against adirect pull. apart of the members,

2. A separable button particularly adapted for soft cufi's and havinglaterally separable posts, one post having a circular end with aninwardly turned .over crescent shaped lip, spring arms formed integralWith the post the other post having a circular end on which is acircular lip adapted to be forced by the spring arms and under thecrescent shaped lip on the first mentioned post, and a button headpivotally secured to each post, whereby the separable members of th'butt'on are locked together against a direct pull apart of the membersand the button heads Will adjust themselves to the Empe or soft cuffs;--7

3. In a separable button having laterally separable posts, spring armsformed integral ,With. one, ofthe posts for holding the posts ALBERTHENRY EDDY.

